This is the perfect Christmas story to read to your young toddler. They have taken the Christmas story straight from the Bible and told it in a manner that your young toddler will understand. They have paired it will beautiful illustrations that your child will want to spend hours looking at. This would be a great story to read every year for young and old.
Genre: Children's Pictue Book
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review
I have to applaud Mam Talk for such a beautiful book. The story is taken straight from the Bible. They give the scripture reference so parents can find it in the Bible. They have a shortened version for the youngest child and a longer version for the older child. The text is even divided. The first page is for the younger child and is written on a darker blue background. The version for older children is on the next page on a lighter background. The beautiful pictures are similar on both pages. For me the most important part is that they did not shy away from the Biblical story of Christmas. This company has quickly become one of my favorites for children's picture books. Every parent, grandparent who wants to make sure that their child learns the true story of Christmas should check out Mam Talk's books.
Genre:
Adult, Poetry
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
When I was asked to read and review this book I didn’t know what to expect. I had never heard of this author. I enjoy reading poetry. This book however was something different, something that resonated more personally with me.
The book is broken into four parts; Body, Mind, Heart and Soul. Each section seems to be a picture of a part of her life. Through her poems we learn a little about her, but as with most poetry we learn to look within ourselves. With many of the poems I found a piece of myself brought to the surface, or I found healing within her words. Books like these are hard to describe. It is not a work of fiction, but a look into the authors, life, thoughts and the way she has dealt with it all. It is open, honest and at times raw.
Her
poem “Battle” spoke to me, about a me that lived some thirty years ago. I
wondered how she knew me so well. “Off the Grid” resonated with me. My thoughts
of wanting to just be a hermit, by myself with no one or nothing to possess me.
This poetry and musings shows a path I traveled so many years ago. My faith in
God is what carried me through just as it did the author. I believe sometimes
we have to cross paths with a book such as this to remind us of the journey God
has walked with us. To remind us that no matter what our circumstances he is
there for us. I looked up the word Synergy. In its easiest definition it is a
collaboration between two things that make the outcome so much better. In this
book you see the collaboration between the author and God and how she has come out
a better person because of that relationship. No matter where you are in life
this is a wonderful book to read. I highly recommend it.
